Marine table.



J. H. JONES.

MARINE TABLE. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 18. 1909.

Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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J. H. JONES.

MARINE TABLE.

APPLICATION rum) JUNE 18. 1909.

946,756. Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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El emmn coz tlTTED STATES PATENT ()FFTQE.

JOHN H. JONES, OF FARMINGTON, DELAWARE.

LIARINE TABLE.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that JoHN H. Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing at liarinington, in the county of Kent, State of Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Marine Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in ship furniture and more particularly to the class of tables.

The invention contemplates an improvement of an allowed application for a table filed by me, June 22, 1908, Serial Number 489,770. In that application the table is shown consisting of an outer frame pivotally mounted on a pair of standards and a top pivotally mounted within the frame for movement in a direction transverse the plane of movement of the frame. The frame and top are held in a horizontal plane during pitching and rolling by means of a weight held suspended by flexible elements secured to the top. lVith this construction the frame had a free swinging movement relative to the top.

The present invention aims to simplify this construction by pivotally mounting a top on a pair of brackets, the latter being pivotally mounted on supports and adapted for swinging movement in a -plane transverse the plane of movement of the top so that during rolling or pitching of the vessel the top will not descend below the plane of the frame.

One object of the invention is the provision of a table which is adapted to maintain a horizontal position when the ship is rolling or pitching, whereby the articles on the table will not be subjected to the danger of falling in a heavy sea.

Another object is the provision of the device constructed with a minimum number of parts so arranged that a maximum amount of rigidity is obtained.

WVith these and other objects in view as will more fullyhereinafter appear, the present invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood thatvarious changes in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 18, 1909.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Serial No. 503,016.

the form, proportion, size and minor details of the device may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of the specification :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is an end view of the device. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the position of the table relative to its support when the ship is rolling. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view taken on the line t4 of Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

The supporting legs or standards are designated by the numerals 5 and G, and in the present instance two of these legs or standards are shown, the lower end portions of which are provided with a plurality of struts 7, which extend outward in the usual direction and form a relatively large bearing surface for the standards and prevent the latter from toppling. The standards 5 and 6 may be spaced any suitable distance apart, and at their upper ends are connected by means of a cross piece 8, the opposite end portions of which are reduced so as to provide trunnions 9 and 10 which are journaled in orifices formed adjacent the upper ends and on the opposed inner faces of the standards 5 and 6. A second cross piece is designated by the muneral 11, and corresponds in length and width to the first-named cross piece 8, or substantially so. The second-named cross piece 11 extends transversely of the first-named cross piece and is fixedly secured to the central portion of the latter, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4.

The table top is designated in general by the numeral 12 and may be either square or oblong in contour, as desired. By referring now to the drawings it will be seen that secured to the lower face and arranged at the opposite sides of the top 12 are the base portions of a pair of substantially triangular shaped brackets 13 and lt. The bases of these brackets are somewhat less in length than the length of the table 12 and they are each provided adjacent their vertexes with an orifice 15. The brackets 13 and 14 extend parallel with the firstnamed cross piece and they are spaced apart for a distance corresponding to the length of the second-named cross piece 11, the latter being provided at its opposite ends with reduced portions constituting trunnions 16 and 17, which are journaled in the orifices adjacent the apexes of the brackets. lVith this construction it is obvious that the table top is mounted on what is known as a compass or gimbal joint, which permits both a thwart-ship and fore-and-aft movement of the top 12.

In order that the top 12 may be held in horizontal position when the ship is rolling or pitching, the following construction is employed :-By referring now to Figs. 1 and 3 inclusive itwill be seen that a weight .18 is held suspended between the standards 5 and 6 and in a plane with the center of the top 12. The weight is held suspended from the four-corners of the table by means of hooks and tie-rods. The hooks are designated by the numeral 19 and have their shank portions secured in the lower face and adjacent corners of the top 12. Secured to the weight 18 is one end of a rod 21, the opposite end of which is secured to a block 22. The tie-rods are designated by the numeral 23 and at their upper ends are provided with eyes 24:, which receive the bills of the hooks 19 and their lower ends are bent slightly downward and secured to the opposite faces of the block 22 by bolts 25 or other suitable fastening means. Thus it will be seen when the ship rolls and the deck upon which the device is secured inclines from the horizontal as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, by virtue of the weight and its connections with the top 12, and also the connection between the .top and standards, the top will remain in a horizontal position irrespective of the position of the ship.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a device which is exceedingly simple in structure and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, embodying few parts and these so arranged that thedanger of derangement will be reduced to a minimum.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed as new, is i 1. An article of the class described comprising a pair of supporting standards, a cross piece having its opposite ends journaled in the upper ends of the said standards, a second cross piece arranged transversely of the first-named cross piece and fixedly secured to the latter, a pair of brackets pivoted to the opposite ends of the second-named cross piece, a table top secured to the brackets, and a weight for maintaining said top in horizontal position and connection between said top and said weight.

2. An article of the class described comprising a pair of supporting standards, a cross piece having reduced end portions journaled in the upper ends of the said standards, a second cross piece arranged transversely of the first-named cross piece and fixedly secured at the intermediate portion of the latter, a pair of angular shaped brackets journaled on the opposite ends of the second-named cross piece, a table top fixedly secured to said brackets, a weight for maintaining said top in a horizontal position, and connection between the fourcorners of said top and said weight.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. JONES.

Witnesses Geo. B. SIMPSON, ELI CALLANAY. 

